January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Wow, Corvallis is all the way down to 21. The low level cold continues to surge down the valley. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

This could be the worst ice storm in Astoria history.  Wow

[Tyler Mode]

From the NWS in Portland...

Much of the hires guidance is showing the low coming onshore this
evening somewhere between Waldport and Florence. The frontal
boundary will lift north and stall producing a deformation band
somewhere over the northern Willamette Valley to just north of the
Columbia River. The atmospheric column will remain saturated and
cool as the low tracks southeast, dragging cold air further south.
This will transition sleet to snow for areas in the deformation
band.

Ensemble guidance continues to show a quick moving shortwave that
will move onshore the Pacific NW late Tuesday into Wednesday. The
low will bring widespread stratiform rain and bring snow levels up
to around 4000-5000 ft. But, the overriding warm air will not be
able to push the cold air out of the central and northern Willamette
Valley. This will bring chances for freezing rain to much of the
aforementioned areas. Long-range ensemble guidance is showing a mean
6 hour freezing rain accumulations ranging from 0.25-0.50" across
much of the major cities during this time. This will be the primary
focus after the current system comes to a close.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

Cape Horn down to 7

How are the folks doing? 

[DeepFriedEgg]

Back to sleet in this heavier band.

[Deweydog]

2 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

How are the folks doing? 

Still have power, but they have a generator.

[iFred]

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Wednesday is still waaaaaaaay up in the air.   Huge potential to be different than what the 12Z ECMWF showed.    But either way I am not as concerned about freezing rain because of Monday and Tuesday.   Could be a quick freezing rain transition or a big dump of snow... but a serious freezing event seems unlikely up here.     

 

[Olive1010]

It’s sleeting 

[LowerGarfield]

Still 6 days out but a bit nervous about the 18z GFS showing some ice for me on Fri. Have some family driving from Spokane and PDX that day so hoping it's not so.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, LowerGarfield said:

Still 6 days out but a bit nervous about the 18z GFS showing some ice for me on Fri. Have some family driving from Spokane and PDX that day so hoping it's not so.

I don't much about it works over there so not sure about that day.

[FroYoBro]

Haven't seen a snowflake in hours here. Just lots of heavy sleet. It is really starting to add up on the ground though, not as much as snow would have, but it is still cool. Still think I could see big snowflakes as things wind down this evening. 

Edited January 13 by FroYoBro

[Blizzard777]

15 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Loving the videos. Slightly different situation here. 

Cocktail hour on the deck …we’re almost there ! 

[TT-SEA]

Astoria has another couple hours left based on radar.  

[SpaceRace22]

Wow. Getting absolutely nuked with school bus sized flakes here. Picked up an inch in under 10 minutes.

 

 

[Blizzard777]

1 minute ago, FroYoBro said:

Haven't seen a snowflake in hours here. Just lots of heavy sleet. It is really starting to add up on the ground though, not as much as snow would have, but it is still cool. Still think I could see big snowflakes as thing winds down this evening. 

My grandson loving it even though it’s sleet….it’s white magic 

[DeepFriedEgg]

1 minute ago, SpaceRace22 said:

Wow. Getting absolutely nuked with school bus sized flakes here. Picked up an inch in under 10 minutes.

 

 

Amazing!!

[Kayla]

36 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

I think around 10-11am

Temps will still likely be below -20 so at the very least it will likely be delayed some.

[Cold Snap]

https://x.com/kseattleweather/status/1746296550849225180?s=46&t=wti5sHI_eE4tVdzY0rtEQA
It would be really nice if this could hold.

[Olive1010]

When is this band supposed to be here

[FroYoBro]

1 minute ago, Olive1010 said:

When is this band supposed to be here

Just look at the animated radar loops. BRUH

[MossMan]

Topped out at 20.5 today.

Currently 18.9. 

[Olive1010]

Just now, FroYoBro said:

Just look at the animated radar loops. BRUH

I’m just asking chill out dude

[BLI snowman]

Up over 3.5" now. Absolutely nuking the last 30 minutes.

[SpaceRace22]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

Up over 3.5" now. Absolutely nuking the last 30 minutes.

That band just rolled through here and it was nuts. Heaviest snow I've personally witnessed in the lowlands.

[FroYoBro]

Just now, Olive1010 said:

I’m just asking chill out dude

I am currently naked, laying out in the frozen yard. My body getting pelted with heavy ice balls from the heavens. 

 

I am so chill. 

[DDDRWx]

About 20 minutes ago. 18 degrees and heavy snow.  Had a lull for a bit prior to that with sleet.

[Olive1010]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

Up over 3.5" now. Absolutely nuking the last 30 minutes.

Wow.

[Requiem]

Just now, SpaceRace22 said:

That band just rolled through here and it was nuts. Heaviest snow I've personally witnessed in the lowlands.

Seems like there's more where that came from to the south 

[BLI snowman]

2 minutes ago, SpaceRace22 said:

That band just rolled through here and it was nuts. Heaviest snow I've personally witnessed in the lowlands.

Yeah, as you said we practically doubled our depth in about half an hour.

[Winterdog]

6 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

https://x.com/kseattleweather/status/1746296550849225180?s=46&t=wti5sHI_eE4tVdzY0rtEQA
It would be really nice if this could hold.

Meh, Seattle has been humiliated by Portland. 

[Olive1010]

2 minutes ago, SpaceRace22 said:

That band just rolled through here and it was nuts. Heaviest snow I've personally witnessed in the lowlands.

Isn’t that one gonna come back over me here 

[Snowdome]

2 minutes ago, Olive1010 said:

Isn’t that one gonna come back over me here 

That band moving NE over Salem is headed our way, just gotta be a little patient 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Strangely no precip here right now. Am I able to see the surface low in the clouds as it moves just to the south? Looks like it's gonna be right on the Kalapuya divide.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Lights keep flickering.

[TT-SEA]

13 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

https://x.com/kseattleweather/status/1746296550849225180?s=46&t=wti5sHI_eE4tVdzY0rtEQA
It would be really nice if this could hold.

Crap... SEA at 22 at 4 p.m.  

Top ten record would have been fun.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

I have no idea if more precip is on the way here as the radar coverage here in nonexistent.

[DeepFriedEgg]

15 minutes ago, Requiem said:

Seems like there's more where that came from to the south 

I think that’s moving to the east as low approaching coast

[RentonHill]

7 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Crap... SEA at 22 at 4 p.m.  

Top ten record would have been fun.

Group those by “event” and this is easily a top 10. I know not how it works but still…

[umadbro]

Just nuking snow right now. Closing in on about 5-6 inches. Tough to tell. 13 degrees. 

[Tyler Mode]

Heaviest snow of the day and down to 14.9, making this my coldest temperature since 2017, and my coldest day ever.